Old Patent Office Building to be Destroyed

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Summary

A Congressional bill advocates the destruction of the historical Patent Office Building and the construction of a parking garage in its place. Many oppose the bill, including the administration of President Eisenhower.

Subject

  • National Collection of Fine Arts)
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • National Portrait Gallery (U.S.)
  • Patent Office Building (POB)
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Kloss, William, Treasures from the National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, p. 13

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1957

Topic

  • Art
  • Architecture
  • History
  • Art objects
  • Art--History
  • Buildings

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